单词 | error of closure |
释义 | > as lemmaserror of closure Surveying. The act of closing a traverse by surveying a line back to the position from which the traverse was started. Esp. in error of closure = misclosure n.; also transferred, any discrepancy between an initial and final estimate or measurement of a quantity. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > earth sciences > geography > map-making > surveying > [noun] > specific methods or processes > the act of closing a traverse closure1902 the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [noun] > relationship between quantities > difference or discrepancy odds1525 apotome1571 difference1745 absolute error1775 residual1854 error of closure1981 the world > relative properties > measurement > [noun] > a measure > deficient > discrepancy of initial and final measurement error of closure1981 1902 P. M. Nugent Plane Surveying iii. 41 The ratio of the error of closure to the sum of the measured lengths of all the lines in the closed traverse is known as the ‘ratio of closure’. 1981 Sci. Amer. Nov. 37/3 The difference between the precensus estimate and the actual count is known as the error of closure. It is the magnitude of the error of closure in the 1980 census that has most surprised demographers. < as lemmas |
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